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Irony of Dyal Singh Majithia

A controversial decision to rename Delhi University's Dyal Singh College as 'Vande Mataram Morning College' was taken by the management committee in November 2017. The decision was taken " to remind our students of (the) freedom struggle ," Pawan Kumar Sharma told India Today. Dyal Singh College Campus, New Delhi The move has evoked strong reaction from Sikh bodies as well as Congress backed student body NSUI. Opposing this decision are SGPS and DSGMC. Sikhs have claimed that the resolution adopted by the governing body was unconstitutional and illegal. and any effort to belittle the contribution of Dyal Singh Majithia that would not be tolerated. The Dyal Singh College website acknowledges that the college owes its existence to Majithia and his foresight in setting up an education trust for a truly secular college. The move is being perceived as a design to wipe out the legacy of Dyal Singh Majithia. Who was Dyal Singh? Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia (1...